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Biobehavioral Health Faculty

Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, Ph.D.

Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, Ph.D.

Director, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Interim Program Coordinator, Clinical Psychology M.A. program
Program Chair, Biobehavioral Health
Professor of Psychology, Biobehavioral Health, Psychology, and Clinical Psychology M.A. programs
Faculty Affiliate, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE
Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend
[email protected]
814-898-6949
170E Kochel
Mike Rutter

Michael Rutter, Ph.D.

Associate Director, School of Science
Program Chair, Biobehavioral Health
Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Science and Business
Professor of Statistics, Biobehavioral Health, Mathematics, and ISB programs
[email protected]
814-898-6272
3-B Prischak
Erica Edwards, Ph.D.

Erica Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology, Biobehavioral Health and Psychology programs
[email protected]
814-898-6767
107 Turnbull
Charisse Nixon, Ph.D.

Charisse Nixon, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Associate Director, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE
Professor of Psychology, Biobehavioral Health, Psychology, and Clinical Psychology M.A. programs
[email protected]
814-898-6041
CORE, Federal House
Ashley Russell, Ph.D.

Ashley Russell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biobehavioral Health and Biology programs
[email protected]
814-898-6979
174 Benson
Joshua Shaw, Ph.D.

Joshua Shaw, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics, Biobehavioral Health, English, and MASSH programs
Faculty Affiliate, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend
[email protected]
814-898-6444
140 Kochel
Portrait of Dr. Sarah Whitney

Sarah Whitney, Ph.D.

Director, Academic Affairs
Associate Teaching Professor of English, Biobehavioral Health, English, and Women's Studies programs
[email protected]
814-898-6325
144 Kochel

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